Help With Cinema Craft Encoder 2.67 Sp!!!!

[tony1499]

Hi , i just started to use this program and i have done a lot of research but i still can get it to work right. I"m trying to get encoder avi to dvd mpeg-2 720x480 using and i chose 4:3 in the aspect ratio. I got good quality conversion but i don't get a full screen movie , the movie comes with black borders all around. Can anyone give me some tips how to encode a full screen movie ????

Thank You

[Arky]

Have you made sure that you do not have "16:9 Letterbox" (or similar - I don't have the program on the computer I am typing this from) ticked?


Arky ;o)

[David K]

Is your original source 16:9? If so, you are going to have to do some re-sizing with Virtualdub and then frameserve it. (I do not know the specifics of this, since I use TMPegenc when I have to do this type of conversion.)

Also, you might check if the "DVD compliant" feature is selected in the Video options section. This option can result in the black matting. If you had it checked, try it unchecked, and vice versa.

[lpn1160]

it could also just be the way your player on the pc plays it. burn to dvd-r/w and check how it plays on your TV

[DJRumpy]

Your video input resolution is not DVD compliant, or you've got a DVD compliant resolution like half-d1, you've selected DVD Compliant in the options, but you failed to select one of the 'Half' options to ensure the output meets your settings. An easy fix is to avoid the 'DVD Compliant' option in the VIDEO settings, as they will 'picture frame' your video to create an output that is 720x480 (with no half options selected). If you select any of the 'half' options, your output will be halved, producing 352x480, or if both vertical and horizontal options are selected, 352x240 (vcd). Use these only if you understand their operation for resizing your output in CCE. It's common for someone new to CCE to check DVD Compliant, not realizing that CCE will letterbox your output to meet a DVD compliant resolution.

First things first, uncheck all options on the VIDEO settings.

For resizing, AVISynth is the tool of choice, but you can also frameserve with VirtualDub (VDub is slower though). Ensure your input video or frameserved file is in a valid DVD format (352x240, 352x480, 704x480, 720x480). Of course those resolutions are NTSC values. You can use the built in RESIZE filter in VirtualDub, or use AVISynth, and the BicubicResize command. It would look like this:

AVISource("c:\my videos\video.avi") # put your video path here...
BicubicResize(720,480) # or whatever resolution you need

Save the file above text in Notepad. Give it a .AVS extension (i.e. VIDEO.AVS ). Drag/Drop this file onto CCE. I would suggest you install AVISynth 2.08 (I think that's the latest version..I've been on vacation for the last week). Get it in the tools section.